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Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
Norwegian rapper: 27: April 6, 2024: Undisclosed [88] Clarence "Frogman" Henry Rhythm and blues singer and pianist: 87: April 7, 2024: New Orleans, Louisiana, US: Complications following back surgery [89] Mister Cee Hip-hop DJ and producer: 57: April 10, 2024: New York City, US: Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney disease [90] Park Bo ...
There’s a bittersweetness in celebrating 50 years of hip-hop when many artists don’t even make it to 50.
DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died at the age of 43. Unk, born Anthony Platt, was one of the key figures in snap music, a subgenre of crunk that ...
This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2025.
The family of Rapper Chino XL has confirmed that he died by suicide. “It’s been the most painful and personal experience of our lives but in honor of Suicide Awareness Month, we decided to ...
Hip-hop producer and DJ: 62: October 19, 2023: Undisclosed [224] Lasse Berghagen Swedish singer, songwriter and actor: 78: October 19, 2023: Stockholm, Sweden: Complications following open heart surgery [225] Gregg Sutton Singer-songwriter and musician: 74: October 22, 2023: Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed [226] Angelo Bruschini ...